Original post by mariachiin any State, the importance of the law lies in the fact that it expresses a standard which is applied to everyone
everyone has his/her tastes/distastes, people are offended by the most diverse opinions, by drawings, music, films, books and whatever
for example, I am strongly offended by the Quran claiming that I, as an unbeliever, am among the "vilest of animals", just like the terrorists may have been offended by Charlie Hebdo's drawings
it is obvious that any society has to abide by some standards : and these are set by the law. The law forbids certain forms of "hate" speech, and it is up to the courts to determine the cases when the law is infringed
if everyone takes the law in his/her hands, society goes down into chaos